As an Aussie living in Canada for the last few years, I am finding myself in two minds concerning spelling, etc. I'm getting close to sending away to publishers/agents, so it seems a good time to pick one and stick to it. So...
1: Spelling. UK or USA. Is there a preference amongst publishers or does it simply depend on their residing country? I personally prefer UK, despite editing/writing programs subliminally forcing me the other way.
2: Quotation marks. I'm pretty set on ' over " as it simply makes sense to me. (Takes up less space, is less visually detracting, etc.) Is this going to prove a hindrance when propositioning American publishers? Do most readers prefer "?
3: Slang. If sending to American publishers, should I keep the (minimal) Aussie slang out?
4:Anything else to watch for?
1: Spelling. UK or USA. Is there a preference amongst publishers or does it simply depend on their residing country? I personally prefer UK, despite editing/writing programs subliminally forcing me the other way.
2: Quotation marks. I'm pretty set on ' over " as it simply makes sense to me. (Takes up less space, is less visually detracting, etc.) Is this going to prove a hindrance when propositioning American publishers? Do most readers prefer "?
3: Slang. If sending to American publishers, should I keep the (minimal) Aussie slang out?
4:Anything else to watch for?